jig

/d‍ʒˈɪɡ/

/ˈdʒɪɡ/

to jig

MAIN VERB

dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

Jig

any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping

a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it

a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water

music that is set to a quick dance in triple rhythm with leaping movements, popular in the past

synonyms : gigue

Examples

1. Lets get that jig on.

2. The jig is up.

3. So the jig is up.

4. The jig was up.